Lady&#39;s or child&#39;s hose-supporter.



, PATENTED JULY 14, 1903.

L. A. YOST.

' LADYS 0R OHILDSHOSE SUPPORTER.

APPLIOATION FILED 0013.17, 1902.

N0 MODEL.

UNITED STAT s Patented May 14, 1903.

PATENT; om i LADYS OR GHILDS HOSE-SUPPORTERgT SPECIFICATION forming partOf LettersPatent N0. 733,927, dated July 14, 1903.

Application filed October 17, 1902. Serial No. 127,104. (No model.) I

To all whom-it may concern: Be it known that I, LOTTA A. Year, a citi-'zen of the United States, residing in the city and county ofPhiladelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented-a new and usefulImprovement in Ladies. or Childrens Hose- Supporters, of which thefollowing isaspecification. i

This invention relates to that class ofstocking supporters which supportthe stocking by connecting it to some portion of the upper garments orto a belt passing around the waist of the wearer.

It is the object of the present invention to overcome the presentobjectionable features" in hose-supporters and to produce-a stocking--supporter which will be more comfortable and convenient for the wearerthan those heretofore in use and also to so simplify the construction asto lessen the cost of produc- ,.-t in and at the same time provide anarticle which is more certain and reliable in its operation.

, A further object of myinvention is, to provide a novel means forreadily disconnecting the main strap and the adj ustingdevice from thesafety-pin connection, whereby I am enabled to permit the safetyvpin toremain permanently attached to the corset or other portion of thewearers apparel, sothat the necessity for fastening and unfastening saidsafety-pin every time the stockings of the combination of asafety-pi'n,clip, slide, and,

.- their adjuncts, all as will be hereinafter fully set forth, andpointed out in the claims.

Figure 1 represents a plan View of my improved stocking-supporterembodying my in- Y vention. Fig.2 represents a section on line was,

4 Fig. 1.

'tain of the parts seen in Fig. 1, but in dis- Fig. 3 represents a planview of cerconne'cted position.

S1milar numerals of reference indicate c0rresponding parts in thefigures.

Referring to the-drawings, 1 designates a safety-pin which is providedwith an offset .or deflected portion 2, which is engaged by thehook-3,which forms acontinuation of the back-4 of the clip 5, which isprovided with the spring-tongue '6, having the swell or bulged portion7, the upper extremity of saidtongue 6 normally being in contact withthe under surface of the hook 3.

8designates a slide which has an upper member 9 passing through an eye10 in the lower portion of the clip 5, said slide having slots 11 and12, through which the upper end 13 of the strap 14 is passed, said mainstrap having branches l5 and 16, which are provided at the lower. endswith clasps 17 of any suitable orapproved-form, whereby they may besecured to'the top of'the stocking. The branches 15 and 16 may be in onepiece-folded and sewed or otherwise attached to the main strap 14, orone of'the branches may be an extension of said strap, the other beingsewed or otherwise attached to it. If desired, all these parts may besewedor otherwise woven in one piece.

The operation is as fol-lows: The safety-pin 1, which is secured,preferably, to the under juncts appear in-assembled position, as seen inFig. 1, the clasps 17 being attached to the stocking in the usualmanner. When it .is desired to remove the stocking, it is only necessaryto disconnect the hook 3 from the member 2 of the safety-pin bydepressing the spring-tongue 6, said safety-pin remaining attached tothe corset of the wearer, the parts 5, 14, 15, and 16 being removed inunison with the stocking.

I desire to directspecial attention to the feature of providing for theready disconnection of the clip 5 from the safety-pin, sincethenecessity of fastening'and unfastening side of the corset of thewearer, and its adthe safety-pin whenever the stocking is recured to aslide carrying said main strap andand I do not, therefore, desire to belimited in every instance to the exact construction I have herein shownand described.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim asnew, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In astockiug-supporter, the combination of a main strap and thebranches connected thereto, a safety-pin extending transversely to saidmain strap and a detachable clip seremovably connected to the lowermember of said safety pin; whereby the latter may be permanentlyattached 'to the corset of the a wearer during the disconnection of saidclip therefrom. a

2. A stocking-supporter consisting of a main strap and the branchesconnected thereto provided with clasps at their lower portions, aslotted slide, through which the upper end of the main strap passes, aspringclip attached to said slide and a safety-pin having a deflectedmember extending transversely to said main strap, said clip beingdetachably connected to said safety-pin, whereby the latter may bepermanently attached to the corset of the wearer duringthe disconnectionof said clip therefrom.

3. A stocking-supporter consisting of a main strap having the branchesconnected thereto and provided with clasps at their lower portions, aslotted slide, having an upper extremity of said 'main strap passing'therethrough, a spring-clip secured to said slide, and having a hook onits upper portion, and a safety-pin extending transversely to said clipand having a deflected member adapted to detachably engage said clip,whereby the latter may be permanently attached to the corset of thewearer during the disconnection of said clip therefrom.

LOTTA A; YOST. Witnesses:

JOHN A. WIEDERSHEIM, E. HAYWARD FAIRBANKS.

